Are We Doomed?
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Is the Microplastic In You Really Bad?
This episode investigates whether microplastics in our bodies are harmful, contrasting findings from a California study that classifies them as…
How High Can You Build a Seawall?
This episode explores the limits of engineering against rising seas, focusing on a study predicting New Orleans will eventually be submerged.
Can Other Planets Tell Us Our Fate?
This episode explores the Fermi Paradox by testing three theories for why we haven't detected extraterrestrial life: civilizations inevitably destroy…
Take That, Death
Host Ben Bradford explores the scientific quest to reverse aging, featuring reporter Susan Domis.
Bug Fight Club
Host Ben Bradford explores the escalating threat of invasive insects, featuring entomologist Andrew Leopold and the story of Tracy Samuelson’s battle with lantern flies in New York.
Who Keeps Winding the Doomsday Clock?
Host Ben Bradford interviews Alex Bell, head of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, to discuss the Doomsday Clock’s record-low setting of 85 seconds to midnight.
Can "Scams" Be a Doom?
Host Ben Bradford and investigative reporter Joseph Cox explore how AI-powered real-time deepfakes are evolving scams from simple tricks into immersive, hard-to-detect cons.
Just a Minor Sun Explosion
Host Ben Bradford explores the 1859 Carrington Event, a massive solar storm that disrupted early telegraphs, and assesses the risk to modern infrastructure.
The Everything Vaccine
Host Ben Bradford explores the history of pandemics and the race to develop universal vaccines with science writer Carl Zimmer and immunologist Juliet Morrison.
What Ever Happened to the Ozone Hole?
Host Ben Bradford interviews atmospheric scientist Susan Solomon about the discovery and global effort to heal the ozone layer.
More Nukes!
Host Ben Bradford explores the rationale behind the U.
Did AI Just Escape?
This episode examines the recent Hugging Face cyberattack, exploring whether it signals an existential AI threat or merely corporate incompetence.
Now I'm Scared of Cyborgs
Host Ben Bradford explores the rising reality of cyborgs, tracing the concept from 19th-century fiction to modern military and tech investments.
We Are Losing the Moon
Host Ben Bradford explores whether humanity should destroy the moon, consulting NASA’s Jim Green to debunk myths about lunar destruction and its catastrophic consequences.